News: MacDonald: Motion control will present challenge for Sony and MS
Jamie MacDonald, the former VP of Sony Worldwide Studios who was responsible for bringing motion control to the home consoles as early as 2003 with EyeToy: Play on PS2, has warned that delivering affordable motion technology and compelling will present a challenge for both his former employer and for Microsoft.
“I’m very much looking forward to the motion controllers from both Microsoft and Sony, as you might expect given my background with EyeToy: Play,” said MacDonald, speaking exclusively to Industry.biz. “The Natal that I’ve seen look very interesting and I’m sure that Sony will come up with some great stuff, not least because of the motion control heritage they’ve got at London Studio where I was.”
But there will be key challenges for both companies, said MacDonald. They will need to avoid simply replicating the sort of fun gamers can already experience on the Wii, because they are more powerful machines that people expect more from. But they’ll also need to make sure they don’t miss out on the casual audience altogether.
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